Mary loved words.
Her walls were lined with all the classics. Poetry spilled from corner nooks and lounged on bedside tables.
Harry was an accountant.
He couldn’t tell a sonnet from a haiku, but he recognized a nice number when he saw it.
Today they’re beginning their 46th chapter together.
Susan Gale Wickes is from Indiana. She enjoys writing and reading 50-word stories.
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